Chapter 77: A True Man of Iron and Blood
At the moment Collins screamed, the director had already switched to the replay footage, from Randolph turning around, to Yang Mo forcing him to death, to Randolph shoulder-slamming into the opponent, and finally his jump shot in desperation being blocked... The scene was replayed clearly.
Yang Mo's movements were very clean, without any fouls. On the contrary, Randolph was suspected of traveling and also had a shoulder collision.
As soon as this scene came out, the fans watching on the big screen above their heads covered their eyes, not daring to watch Yang Mo grit his teeth and fiercely block the shot, because he looked too much like a cruel butcher. Even though Yang Mo was very handsome and met the dual aesthetics of Eastern and Western people, his expression was too fierce. Randolph's face was covered with blood, which also proved that Yang Mo was a violent defender.
"There is indeed no problem with this defense." Barkley said objectively after patting his chest to calm down.
"There is indeed no problem with the defense, but... his expression was too ferocious, and he used too much force in blocking the shot. Now Randolph's face is covered in blood, and he definitely can't continue the game. There is no doubt that this was a premeditated block." Steve Kerr's words were obviously subjective.
"This was definitely not a premeditated block," Barkley retorted strongly. "No one can predict what will happen on the court in the next second, not even Michael Jordan. And if Yang wanted to hurt Randolph, he could have landed on Randolph to act as a soft cushion for his body, instead of falling to the floor on one side, which would have caused more damage to him."
"Then why does he have such a fierce expression? Why does he have to use so much strength? He can just lightly knock the basketball away. Wouldn't that be more friendly?" Steve Kerr also argued. As the two argued, there was a bit of tension in the studio, but the audience just loved to watch this. Ever since Yang Mo and Randolph entered the one-on-one mode, TNT's ratings have skyrocketed by several percentage points.
Barkley sneered when he heard this , and said with obvious contempt: "Sorry, I can't discuss the defense of the restricted area with you, a three-point shooter from the outside. You guys are soft when shooting three-pointers, but we are talking about muscles, passion, and the determination to fight for every ball and kill every ball in the restricted area. It is impossible for a person without a tough heart to survive in the interior. I admire Yang, I admire him very much, and I think there is nothing wrong with his block. This shot is the best block of the year, or even the best block of the century, without a doubt, and no one can deny it."
Barkley became more and more excited as he spoke, and he even wanted to roll up his sleeves and slam the table to challenge Steve Kerr.
Seeing Barkley so excited, the host Collins quickly tried to smooth things over: "Okay, let's not argue about this issue. The referee didn't call a foul, so... this is a normal block."
The commentators of TNT were quarreling with each other, but the CCTV studio seemed to be in harmony. They bought the signal from TNT, so they could hear their quarrel and even talk about them.
"Regarding this slightly bloody block, our American colleagues are arguing over there. Former NBA famous shooter Kerr thinks Yang Mo's shot is too cruel. Former rebounding champion Barkley, who once kissed a donkey's butt for mocking our Yao Ming, stood on Yang Mo's side this time. He thinks this is a very good block." As soon as CCTV host Yu Jia opened his mouth, his butt completely leaned to Yang Mo's side. After all, she is Chinese. If her own people don't support her, who will?
"I think Barkley may have learned his lesson because of our Yao Ming. Last year he was very optimistic about Yi Jianlian, and this year he is decisively optimistic about Yang Mo. They are almost becoming old friends of the Chinese people." Basketball commentator Yang Yi also supports Yang Mo.
The two of them sang in unison, just like a crosstalk, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with Yang Mo covering the man with blood and making him unconscious. After all, he was their own child. If Yang Mo was covered in blood, they would have protested and condemned him as a humanitarian.
If your own child hits someone else, at most you will say a few words in front of outsiders, but if your own child is hit, you will definitely make a big fuss.
This is human nature.
Yang Mo on the court didn't care what the commentators said. He looked at Randolph lying in a pool of blood in surprise and returned to the bench decisively. After all the trouble, he was a little hungry again, so he bought a hot dog from a passing vendor and chewed it as if nothing had happened.
He didn't feel disgusted or apologetic. That's how it is on the court, anything can happen, if he was the one who got dunked and his head was covered in blood, he wouldn't blame the other party, as long as they didn't violate sports ethics.
Is it true that you play basketball if you don't bleed? Who hasn't had their eyebrows pierced and bled?
Yang Mo himself thought it was okay, but the fans thought Yang Mo was too cruel. He just beat someone to the point of bleeding all over the floor, and then he turned around and ate a hot dog with a bloody mouth. Isn't this a natural cold-blooded person?
"Yang, you did a good job on that shot just now." Pat Riley walked over to Yang Mo, found a bench to sit on, and praised him sincerely. When he coached New York, he had a group of tough guys who were brave enough to fight, and he loved these iron-blooded players the most.
What's wrong with eating hot dogs after beating someone with blood all over his face? Men are just like this, so what!
"Randolph is too weak." Yang Mo stuffed the last bite of hot dog into his mouth and said vaguely: "I think we can win this game. The Knicks' inside line has seen so much blood, they will definitely not dare to attack the restricted area I guard."
"Of course, there is no tough guy in the Knicks now." Pat Riley said with a relaxed look. In fact, a few minutes ago, he was at a loss for what to do because of the score deficit. He increasingly felt that it was a wise choice to select Yang Mo with the eighth pick, which would definitely become a highlight of his career.
"Then..." Yang Mo took advantage of Pat Riley's happiness and asked quickly, "Can the matter of me not returning to the hotel last night be written off?"
"Let's talk about it after we win the game!" Pat Riley smiled slightly, obviously unwilling to pursue the matter.
Yang Mo was very happy when he saw this. He took another hot dog and pointed at Cooper next to him: "I'll ask Cooper for money later."
Seeing this, Cooper looked miserable and said, "Why? You haven't paid for the beef and macaroni you just bought?"
However, he really didn't dare to complain to Yang Mo. Looking at the pool of blood on the floor, he felt the fur on his back tremble with fear.
